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Attributes | |
ACN | 1554579 |
Time | |
Date | 201806 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Cessna 170 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | Amateur/Home Built/Experimental |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Final Approach |
Person 1 | |
Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 250 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
While doing pattern work I witnessed a paramotor flying erratically around the airport property. Flying over the taxiways; ramp; and runway. At one point he was even directly over-flying a king air full of passengers who was taxiing not more than 20 feet above them. I'm not concerned with paramotors flying at a class G airport as it is perfectly legal. But the unpredictable manner in which he was flying making no radio calls and buzzing airplanes full of passengers who are taxiing is reckless and puts others at risk.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA pilot reported observing a paramotor operating in an unsafe manner over a non-towered airport.
Narrative: While doing pattern work I witnessed a paramotor flying erratically around the airport property. Flying over the taxiways; ramp; and runway. At one point he was even directly over-flying a King Air full of passengers who was taxiing not more than 20 feet above them. I'm not concerned with paramotors flying at a class G airport as it is perfectly legal. But the unpredictable manner in which he was flying making no radio calls and buzzing airplanes full of passengers who are taxiing is reckless and puts others at risk.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.